FIRST REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 605
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR MCCREERY.
2234S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To repeal section 1.205, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to human
embryos.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 1.205, RSMo, is repealed and one new 1
section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 1.205, 2
to read as follows:3
1.205. 1. The general assembly of this state finds 1
that: 2
(1) The life of each human being begins at conception; 3
(2) Unborn children have protectable inter ests in 4
life, health, and well -being; 5
(3) The natural parents of unborn children have 6
protectable interests in the life, health, and well -being of 7
their unborn child. 8
2. Effective January 1, 1988, the laws of this state 9
shall be interpreted and construed to acknowledge on behalf 10
of the unborn child at every stage of development, all the 11
rights, privileges, and immunities available to other 12
persons, citizens, and residents of this state, subject only 13
to the Constitution of the United Stat es, and decisional 14
interpretations thereof by the United States Supreme Court 15
and specific provisions to the contrary in the statutes and 16
constitution of this state. 17 SB 605 2
3. As used in this section, the term "unborn children" 18
or "unborn child" shall i nclude all unborn child or children 19
or the offspring of human beings from the moment of 20
conception until birth at every stage of biological 21
development, but shall not apply to human embryos created 22
through assisted reproductive technology, including, b ut not 23
limited to, in vitro fertilization, prior to successful 24
implantation in the uterus . 25
4. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as 26
creating a cause of action against a woman for indirectly 27
harming her unborn child by failing to properl y care for 28
herself or by failing to follow any particular program of 29
prenatal care. 30